The government must think laterally and ahead, otherwise Thailand will become bogged down and will not move forward. This has been the case over the past ten years and the people will continue to struggle to make ends meet, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today when defending the government’s “digital wallet” scheme.
His statement follows results of an opinion survey, conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration,which shows that 34.66% of the respondents want the scheme to be scrapped and 68.85% say they would not upset with the government if it is.
Phumtham reaffirmed the government’s openness to opinions from all stakeholders regarding the scheme, as he said that the government believes that the scheme is necessary to help boost the Thai economy and that the government has anobligation to implement the project, as…
